{"id":6190,"date":"2013-04-02T16:04:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T20:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=6190"},"modified":"2016-03-23T09:46:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T13:46:39","slug":"flat-s-first-stop-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/04\/flat-s-first-stop-idaho.html","title":{"rendered":"flat s: first stop, Idaho!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flat S just dropped us a line from the first stop on her tour<\/a>. She was fortunate enough to spend a little time getting to know the wonderful Karen and her family in Idaho.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Karen’s family sent back a lovely story about the visit. So without further ado, I’ll turn this post over to them.<\/em><\/p>\n

Once upon a time a slender girl named Flat S, eager for a trip around the world, arrived in suburban Idaho.\u00a0 The Knight Family was elated by her arrival and spent several weeks showing her the everyday life of a family of six.<\/p>\n

Flat S, cared for by her friend Real Bethany, enjoyed long afternoons together on the trampoline with Bethany and her little brother.<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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Practicing piano . . .<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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and lazy Saturday mornings playing their favorite computer games.<\/p>\n

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Flat S was a natural at caring for Webkinz and Bethany shared all her secrets for beating her brothers at their favorite games.<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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Flat S enjoyed running errands with us,<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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and Bethany\u2019s basketball team, the Lady Sparks, let Flat S warm up with them.\u00a0 Flat S is a real natural at sports and is a terrific cheerleader.<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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The lady can\u2019t survive on athletics and Minecraft alone.\u00a0 Hello, ballet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t forget to stretch, Flat S!<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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My, that\u2019s a lovely First Position, S!<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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It wasn\u2019t all fun and games, dancing, and bouncing.\u00a0 Academics are important to Liesl, Todd, and Real S so we made sure Flat S kept up with her school work.\u00a0 She fit right into Bethany\u2019s third grade class at Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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and showed herself to be an excellent reader.<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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*ahem*\u00a0 Girls, would you like to share that with the rest of us?<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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The students had been sharing their recently returned Flat Selves all week so they were eager to meet Flat S and learn about how far she had come.<\/p>\n

Here is New York . . .<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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And here is Idaho (streeetch<\/em>, Bethany!)<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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Before sending Flat S on her way we celebrated spring with cookie decorating.\u00a0 Don\u2019t worry, Liesl, she brushed her teeth after eating all that frosting and sprinkles.<\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Flat<\/a><\/p>\n

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And just like that, our time with Flat S came to a close.\u00a0 She folded herself up and was on her way.<\/p>\n

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\"In<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bon Voyage, Flat S! Thanks for visiting!<\/p>\n

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\"In<\/a><\/p>\n

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We can’t wait to find out where S is headed and what she’ll do next! Thanks for hosting her, Karen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Join Flat S as she makes the first stop on the Flat S Tour–Idaho.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[85],"class_list":["post-6190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-flat-s"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flat-S-tour-logo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-1BQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5963,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/03\/the-flat-s-tour.html","url_meta":{"origin":6190,"position":0},"title":"the flat s tour","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"March 13, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A few weeks ago Karen, one of our testers who has also become a friend, contacted me to see if we would be willing to host a Flat Stanley-based version of her daughter, Bethany, for a school project. 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